For the past month I have been sharing the two or three bananas I eat each day with local Mexican fruit flies. Oddly enough, an evening dinner conversation with friends brought up the question, "where ...

Late summer and early fall mean peak fruit season, with tons of perfect produce—blueberries, blackberries, peaches, grapes, apples and more—popping up in the grocery stores and farmers' markets. The ...

Seeing a swarm of pesky fruit flies in the kitchen is frustrating. We talk with a fruit fly researcher about how fruit flies make their way into... LISTEN: Fruit flies don't appear out of nowhere.

If tiny winged bugs have you constantly reaching for the flyswatter, you may be dealing with a bothersome fly infestation in your home. The question is, what kind of flies are they? Drain flies (also ...

Apple cider vinegar traps fruit flies when mixed with dish soap. Cleaning your trash can regularly and rinsing food residue from containers prevents odors that attract fruit flies. Scented liners and ...

Fruit flies are some of the worst household pests that exist, made worse by the fact that they are seemingly impossible to get rid of. The flies are attracted to fruit, other foods, and garbage, and ...

Have you ever unpeeled a banana and found tiny flies crawling around it, or had other produce swarmed by insects? You might be experiencing an influx of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), which ...

As much as you may enjoy snacking on some delicious fruit while taking in the outside air during the summer in South Carolina, this may also attract some unwanted visitors. Among them are fruit flies.

As much as you may enjoy snacking on some delicious fruit while taking in the outside air during the summer in South Carolina, this may also attract some unwanted visitors. Among them are fruit flies.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of biologists recently discovered a new parasitic wasp ...

Entomologist Thomas Werner has studied fruit flies from coast to coast. But his rarest discovery to date was close to home. Armed with a banana-baited live trap and a strong desire to disprove a gap ...